Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out

Released Jul 2025

Too long in this prison, time to get out of here. Pull the carpet and start digging with a teaspoon. Watch out for the guard, sell him the junk you find. Trade toilet paper with the prisoners. Get better items and improve your stats. Expand the tunnel, use glow sticks and dynamite. Will you escape?

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Released, but content still planned

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Content Planned

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Steam Updated 11 Oct 2026 $7.99

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Evaluation

Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out launched on July 25, 2025 and has received a steady stream of post-launch content. Three major updates have shipped since release: the Maximum Security chapter update (September 5, 2025), the Global Challenge Update introducing new modes, leaderboards, and mini-games (October 28, 2025), and the Gulag Holidays expansion — described by the developer as "the biggest update yet" — adding an entirely new Siberian prison setting (April 17, 2026). Alongside these, the developer has delivered multiple feature patches and bug fixes, including cloud save support and time trial challenges. On January 26, 2026, the developer explicitly stated they are "cooking up brand-new content behind the scenes" and that "more updates are coming." Then on May 15, 2026, they published a player survey asking the community to help shape the direction of future updates — a concrete signal that planning for additional content is actively underway. The developer's most recent communication was on May 5, 2026, with a controller fix hotfix. The game is clearly not finished, and the developer has communicated that more content is coming.

Evidence

Developer posted a player survey explicitly to 'shape the future updates,' stating they want to head exactly where players want them to go for the next content cycle.

news post · May 15, 2026 source content planned

high

Gulag Holidays expansion launched, described as 'the biggest update yet,' adding a new Siberian prison with new items, characters, and challenges.

news post · Apr 17, 2026 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Digital Melody

Publisher

PlayWay S.A.

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Simulation Crime Casual 3D Physics First-Person Exploration Action-Adventure Action Life Sim Underground Immersive Sim Realistic Atmospheric Trading

About this game

Check if you could escape from prison.

The day has come when the book is no longer enjoyable, the jokes of the cellmates next door are no longer funny, and it's time to break out of this boring prison. Get some tools and start digging.

Ways to survive in prison.

Maybe you can trade with the guard for some goodies, maybe the guys will give you something better to dig in exchange for toilet paper.

Watch out for the guard's inspections, cover the carpet, remove the sand you dig up in the toilet, don't get caught. Get food, better shoes, and bigger shovels. Exercise to have more strength and energy, buy better backpacks to dig more valuable items from the ground.

Pimp the pad.

Maybe you can buy something from Mrs. Dorothy in the prison warehouse? Buy furniture, glow sticks, more beautiful carpets, and better toilets to remove the sand faster.

Get respect or get buried.

In Prison Escape Simulator, gambling isn’t just a pastime — it’s a way to gain influence. Money and reputation are all on the line. Every bet carries risk: you might get rich or end up in debt. Play smart, because in this prison, bluffing can be just as powerful as digging.

So, will you survive behind bars and prepare for the grand escape?

Read the letters with hints on how deep and in which direction to dig, and maybe one day you'll get out of prison?

In Prison Escape Simulator: Dig Out you can mine, trade, upgrade your cell and have tons of fun when no one is watching. A few hours of excitement for the price of a burger. Will you escape?